Philosophy of artificial intelligence

Clive Thompson, a freelance journalist and blogger for New York Times Magazine, and Wired, composed an essay entitled “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better.” He claims that “we are becoming centaurs. But our digital tools can also leave us smarter even when were not actively using them” (360). Clive Thompson waists not time on explaining what it means to be a modern centaur. He begins by explaining the game of chess and what it's like playing man vs. man…

When it comes to artificial intelligence, various people have various different views on the topic. Many individuals see the brain is comparable to a computer and the mind is comparable to the software. The belief is an implementation of the right program can create a mind for the computer. Even if it is not yet possible, the possibility is there. The others, including Searle, hold ground on the opposite side. According to Searle, the mind have semantic, thought, and a mental state, whereas a…

Better Than Human: Why Robots will – And Must – Take Our Jobs In Kevin Kelly's essay, "Better Than Human: Why Robots will – And Must – Take Our Jobs", he reveals why humans should let robots take their jobs and how to develop more exciting jobs to do. He shows the readers how robotic technology will have a positive impact on our society. In the essay, Kelly discusses the effect that we, the humans, will experience due to the loss of jobs to robots, what new jobs will be created because of…

My imagination always runs wild when I think about Robotics. I loved working on our Ten80 car as well, because we use cars in our everyday life. What a perfect way to figure out how your car at home works and then challenge its limits. I did like the drawings to engineering TEN80, it let me explore the insides of a vehicle and help me better understand it. It encourages me to push the limits on how far my vehicle can go and how fast. Also exploring where my limits reach its maximum. It…

Brian Christian, the author of “The Most Human Human” took on the challenge to prove that he could be more human than a computer. Sounds a little odd but that was the purpose of the Turing Test, which assigned a judge to have a conversation with a computer program and after with a human, then he would choose which one, to him, was the most human out of the two. Christian set out of a journey to not only prove that he was more human than a computer but to seek for what actually makes humans so…

Autonomous labor could mean big changes in the future for the workforce. Robots are on a steady slope to eliminate millions of jobs over the coming decades. Stowe Boyd, lead researcher for GigaOM Research, believes by 2025 “Pizzas will not be delivered by teenagers hoping for a tip. Food will be raised by robotic vehicles, even in small plot urban farms that will become the norm, since so many people will have lost their jobs to ‘bots. Your X-rays will be reviewed by a battery of Watson-grade…

2a: My computational artifact represents IBM’s Watson. Watson is a supercomputer created by IBM that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software using cognitive computing for optimal performance as a “question answering” machine [1]. My artifact explains and describes the function of IBM’s Watson; starting with it’s method of computing called cognitive computing. Through my own words, I explain how Watson is not a form of conventional computing that has been used…

Introduction With the introduction of drone technology, businesses are quickly realizing the capabilities of this disruptive technology. Companies such as Amazon and North Shore Rescue, among others, are coming up with ways to implement this technology into their business models. Drones are creating a shift in the business world towards the use of airspace technology, as opposed to land vehicles. This new shift could change the very nature of many industries as jobs become obsolete, and other…

Abstract:The objective of the project is to diagnose a child with learning disability and provide appropriate study material. The model will first classify a child as learning disabled or non- learning disabled based on certain assessment parameters. Once diagnosed with learning disability, the child is further classified into different types of learning disability like dyslexia, dysgraphia,dyscalculia and dysphasia. The model not only detects the type but also will identify the level of…

A contemporary social issue currently face today that will have an impact on the Marine Corps in 15-20 years is the utilization of technology. Modern technology such as computers and personal hand held devices have its advantage and disadvantages. Computers are able to speed up communications, procedures, and save lives with the use of robots to disarm an improvised explosive device. With the advantages that it brings to the fight, it also has its drawbacks. Technology can take away from…